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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods are safe, effective, and appropriate options for teens, but some might perceive high discontinuation rates among younger women and therefore steer patients away from them.
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Transdermal contraception provides a family planning option that is not dependent on daily dosing. The only transdermal contraceptive approved in the United States is the Ortho Evra patch.
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No link seen between regimen use and increased sexual risk behavior
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Early research indicates that women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps might find relief in vaginal administration of sildenafil citrate (Viagra, Pfizer), a drug commonly used for erectile dysfunction.
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With Congress in a seemingly perpetual state of deadlock, one of the most anticipated actions on federal reproductive health policy will instead be taken by the U.S. Supreme Court this spring.
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Compared to normal women and women with endometriosis without chronic pain, women with chronic pelvic pain demonstrate increased pain sensitivity at nonpelvic sites.
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A new study shows that using cervical length as an arbiter of whom to admit for suspected preterm labor is a safe and cost-effective method to decrease health care costs.
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In this national cohort study, 13% of women undergoing gynecologic surgery where antibiotics were recommended received no antibiotics or the incorrect antibiotics.
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This special feature will summarize FDA position statements pertaining to mesh use in obstetrics and gynecology....
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A review of 10 years of national data indicates that clinicians have been performing unnecessary Pap tests for cervical cancer screening in certain groups of women: those who have undergone hysterectomies and those older than age 65 with no cervical cancer history.
